Servant Leadership Mentality

The two theories that I chose to do my self-assessment by are the authentic leadership theory and the servant leadership theory. The authentic leadership theory was chosen due to my desire to stay true to who I am and what I stand for. However, the servant leadership theory was chosen because of my desire to meet the needs of others while doing what I can to help others succeed as well as meet their set goals. Being a servant while being authentic are the traits I want in my style of leadership and are assessed throughout this paper along with my strengths and weaknesses in the area of leadership.

The foundation of my personal leadership philosophy can be found in the principles of servant leadership as spelled out by Greenleaf (1970, 1977). Leadership is granted to individuals who are by nature servants. An individual emerges as a leader by first becoming a servant. Servant leaders attend to the needs of those they serve and help them become more informed, free, self-sufficient, and like servants themselves. Leaders and those they serve improve, enhance, and develop each other through their connection. A leader must also be conscious of inequalities and social injustices in the organizations they serve and work actively to resolve those issues. Servant leaders rely less on the use of official power and control, but focus on empowering those they

From the group Biblical Integration Paper, it was understood that servant-leadership is not only a gift of purpose that God places in the hearts of His people, but it is also a calling in one’s life to truly touch the lives of others in need. Living a successful life, as a servant-leader is not one that focuses on self-fulfillment, rather it is in seeking a fulfillment that comes from Christ when one pours him/herself out for the sake of others. It is through servant-leadership that one is able to bring hope into hopeless situations (Group Integration Paper,

According to Greenleaf (1970), servant leaders “want to serve, to serve first” and there are ten key characteristics of servant leadership, which are listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people and building community. The bottom line within an organization looks to measure the success of the business by looking at more than its financial success. It also looks at factors such as how well the organization treats its employees and even the environment. According the video, statistics showed that in the survey of the 100 Best Places to Work, about one-third of these companies claimed to be servant lead companies. Additionally, public held companies, who also claimed to be servant lead, showed significantly better financial success than those companies who were not servant lead. Servant leadership allows for team members to feel more empowered and involved and therefore in control of their work. Servant leadership can be a company’s competitive advantage. In the video we learn that many of the top companies which are considered as being the best companies to work for are servant lead companies. These companies are able to realize the growth and development of employees and in the process, the company benefits as well. Servant lead companies have shown to be able to survive difficult times and are able to continue to thrive when other companies are struggling.

Three attributes a servant leader must have are the abilities to be selfless, respectful, and hard working. Finding ways to help your community through volunteering could be considered selfless. Listening to and valuing others opinions could be considered respectful. Fighting hard to reach a common goal with a sports team could be considered hardworking. Having completed these actions, I would consider myself a servant leader.

The concept of servant leadership emphasizes on the behavior of the leader who focuses on serving the led (Simmons, 2010). The servant leaders existed since the biblical time. But, the people could not understand the way it actually functions or experience it personally, most of the time. The concept about the followers that mentions, followers exists to support the leader (The Pennsylvania State University, 2013) has been deep rooted in the community since a long time. Therefore, the connotations of the term servant in the concept of servant leadership do not match with the glorious meaning of leadership. For example, if an employee happened to see the manager cleaning up a mess at the workplace, that employee may not comprehend the fact

You pose a great question; how does one go about sharing the our knowledge regarding servant leadership without detracting from respect, responsibility, accountability, and if needed authority? I believe that the answer lyes in ones personal values and demeanor. For example, as a nurse I serve people every day, putting their needs above my own while showing them respect and empathy among other principles of servant leadership; yet I am still able to retain respect from my peers and patients. I believe that the principles of servant leadership when applied at the right time and place is imperative to retaining respect, responsibility, accountability, and authority. To help others understand servant leadership principles, I would be

Overall my results indicate that I closely align with the Seven Habits principles. I scored the highest in the aspect of life balance and emotional bank account which in turn allows me to be a positive leader who is more level-headed. I also scored pretty high in the other habits with my lowest score being good, which means that even with my weakest habit, I am still exhibiting behaviors that are expected from the Seven Habits principles.

Servant leadership can be very effective when applied appropriately to many setting found in profession of the emergency medical services. From the beginning of EMS in the earliest form the most dominant style of leadership has been a more transactional approach but more the servant style of leadership is slowly becoming more acceptable and recognized throughout the industry.

I believe that the Servant Leadership Theory best exemplifies my leadership style. According to Greenleaf.org, the servant leadership theory is a “philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations, and ultimately creates a more just and caring world” (2015). I believe this theory applies to me because I try to practice its principles both personally and professionally. I believe the individual’s needs come before the needs of the business. Individuals that are happy and healthy make both the team and the overall organization strong and successful.

Accepting the position at UCCC stimulated a nervous feeling that overpowered the feeling of excitement. One of the first task that needed to be done was to write my own job description. This was the first sign that lead me to believe that I walked into a turmoil. However, my preconceived ideas quickly disappeared as I realized this was my opportunity to grow as a leader and to lead the staff to their own success.

As written in the lines above, employee engagement has a significant impact on an employee and their engagement. Although there has been many articles and research written about leadership and servant leadership, in this study, it will provide and overview, key traits and influences that servant leaders use in collaboration to address significant problems with strategy and other individuals. Therefore, how do managers and leaders facilitate the engagement of their employees? Leaders do this through their leadership style. In 1970, Robert K. Greenleaf identified servant-leadership, which was different from the traditional views of leadership. According to Greenleaf, “The servant-leader is a servant first. Servant

Servant leadership theory was created by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant as Leader, an essay that he first published in 1970. The servant leadership philosophy and practices have been expressed in many ways and applied in many contexts. This paper will be discussed about servant leadership which suitable for anyone who want to be a good leader also concludes with a fictional application of servant-leadership within an information organization.

Servant trait is a form of leadership that embrace and demonstrate accurate communication to others especially junior workers. In the context of an organization, servant leadership shows the relationship of the managers to employees whereby leaders listen and respond to their juniors. Furthermore, it helps in developing good relationship in decision making and solving problems in an organization. The connection of the organization policy making and the performance are related to the relationship of the management and employees. The nature of the leadership influences the morale of the employees while performing their duties. Therefore, servant leadership express their exemplary life and hence giving the workers morale in improving

The book I chose is titled “The world’s most powerful leadership principle”, by James C. Hunter, 2004. The book helps us understand that in certain moments or more than often, a leader may not necessarily be the head of the organization or even so the most predominant person in the organization to include power position or powers status in society. The book helps us understand the servant leadership idea is relevant in the modern day world and the acts that are performed through this process may help a member of an organization to correlate to the way one can perform in their organization.